This chapter is designed to get you started quickly with Hyper-V 3.0. It starts with a discussion of the hardware requirements for Hyper-V 3.0 and then explains a basic Hyper-V–deployment followed by an upgrade from Hyper-V 2.0 to Hyper-V 3.0. The chapter concludes with a demonstration of migrating virtual machines from Hyper-V 2.0 to Hyper-V 3.0

The Hands-on Guide: Understanding Hyper-V in Windows Server
2012 gives you simple step-by-step instructions to help you perform
Hyper-V-related tasks like a seasoned expert. You will learn how to:

Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD) offers IT system administrators a central way to manage user accounts and devices in an IT infrastructure network. Active Directory authenticates and authorizes users when they log onto devices and into applications, and allows them to use the settings and files across all devices in the network. Active Directory services are involved in multiple aspects of networking environments and enable interplay with other directories. Considering the important role AD pla

Microsoft’s
Active Directory (AD) offers IT system administrators a central way to
manage user accounts and devices in an IT infrastructure network. Active
Directory authenticates and authorizes users when they log onto devices
and into applications, and allows them to use the settings and files
across all devices in the network. Active Directory services are
involved in multiple aspects of networking environments and enable
interplay with other directories. Considering the important role AD
plays in user data-management and security, it’s important to deploy it
properly and consistently follow best practices.

Active Directory Basics is a tutorial
that will help you address many AD management challenges. You’ll learn
what really goes on under the Active Directory hood, including its
integration with network services and the features that enable its many
great benefits. This white paper also explains how administrators can
make changes in AD to provide consistency across an environment.

In addition, the Active Directory Basics tutorial explains how to:

Log onto devices and into applications with the same username and password combination (other optional authentication methods)

Use settings and files across all devices, which are AD members

Remain productive on secondary AD-managed devices if the primary device is lost, defective or stolen.

When Windows Server 2012 hit the market in 2012 a new feature called - Hyper-V Replica hit the shelf. In 2013, when Windows Server 2012 R2 was released, the Hyper-V Replica feature was improved. This white paper gives you an in-depth look at Hyper-V Replica: what it is, how it works, what capabilities it offers and specific-use cases.

When Windows Server 2012 hit the market in 2012 a new feature called - Hyper-V Replica
hit the shelf. In 2013, when Windows Server 2012 R2 was released, the
Hyper-V Replica feature was improved. This white paper gives you an
in-depth look at Hyper-V Replica: what it is, how it works, what
capabilities it offers and specific-use cases.

App Layering and Image Masking Combined for the Most Versatile Delivery Solution on the Market! Optimizing the way applications are delivered and managed has been an ongoing challenge in enterprise IT, and the variety of approaches over the years have been received with varying degrees of success. Citrix AppDisk, when integrated with FSLogix Apps, provides a unique set of features that can improve end-user productivity, reduce IT overhead and lower the cost of desktop management.

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Optimizing the way applications are delivered and managed
has been an ongoing challenge in enterprise IT, and the variety of approaches
over the years have been received with varying degrees of success. While every
method has pros and cons, some of the most stubborn issues include
time-to-deliver, application conflicts, plug-ins and licensing. The
too-frequent result is high IT overhead, too many gold images and excess
spending on application licenses.

Too many companies are settling on less than optimal
solutions because that is all they are presented with and they are unaware of
the true state of the art for application management. It is possible to
dramatically reduce the number of Windows gold images, in some cases to a
single image. It is possible to deliver exactly what each and every end user
needs to do their job, and nothing else. It is possible for a user to log into
a random system and instantly be presented with their personal desktop, all the
right applications, plugins and add-ons, the right printers, and the right
fonts. It is possible and it is simple.

Citrix AppDisk, when integrated with FSLogix Apps, provides
a unique set of features that can improve end-user productivity, reduce IT
overhead and lower the cost of desktop management. With FSLogix patent pending
Image Masking technology, AppDisk gains very granular and powerful user-based
policy control over every aspect of a user’s desktop and applications, and
enhances the ability to distribute applications on network attached disk images.
FSLogix Apps also enable AppDisks to scale to a much greater degree than any
other similar technologies available today.

This document details what is possible when
FSLogix is combined with Citrix AppDisk and suggests best practices for
installing and configuring the products for maximum flexibility and
applicability in various environments.

Our premise is simple: existing methodologies for delivering and deploying Windows applications are based upon outmoded ideas and outdated technology. There remains a need for a product that makes it simple for each user to have their Windows applications individually tailored for their device. When a user logs on they should see only the applications that they are licensed to use regardless of whether they are using cloud, virtual or traditional desktops.

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A simple truth: Current application delivery and deployment
solutions for Windows®-based desktops are often not fast enough, and the
methods employed introduce complexities and limitations that cost enterprises
valuable time, money and productivity. There is a strong need for a solution
that is faster to deploy, simpler to use, and improves productivity rather than
degrades it. In fact, the best solution would seamlessly and instantaneously
personalizing the entire desktop, from profiles and printers to applications
and extensions, while supporting license compliance and cost optimization. And,
of course, it wouldn’t matter if the target desktops were physical, virtual, or
cloud-based. FSLogix is delivering that solution today.

UNIQUE, CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY

FSLogix has devised a revolutionary technique
called Image Masking to create a single Unified Base Image that hides
everything a logged in user shouldn’t see, providing predictable and real-time
access to applications and profiles. This approach is driving unprecedented
success in image reduction, with a side benefit of license cost optimization.
Image masking functions identically across a wide range of Windows-based platforms,
greatly simplifying the path from traditional to virtual environments, and
dramatically reducing the management overhead required for enterprise desktops.
This solution eliminates multiple layers of management infrastructure, creating
a single, unified approach to image management, profile access, and application
delivery.

This year, Zenoss conducted its third annual State of Converged Infrastructure survey with 410 global IT leaders to explore how they are using converged infrastructure to respond to business needs for agility and speed. The survey received responses from 410 global IT professionals.

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This year, Zenoss conducted
its third annual State of Converged Infrastructure survey with 410 global IT
leaders to explore how they are using converged infrastructure to respond to
business needs for agility and speed. The survey received responses from 410
global IT professionals. A few highlights from the report:

What trends are
driving adoption of Converged Infrastructure (CI)?69% of survey respondents either have or plan to have CI deployed by
2016.

What
commonalities exist between those companies having the greatest success in
deploying CI?A whopping 65% reported delivering better customer service with CI.

How are
companies structuring their IT workforce to best manage CI deployments?33% felt it necessary to create a new team solely for the purpose of
managing their new CI implementation.

The full report highlights and analyzes the
strengths, weaknesses, obstacles, and demographic data of IT organizations
using or planning to use Converged Infrastructure across the world.

In this eBook, SolarWinds Head Geek, Kong Yang, defines the 4 essentials skills to master as a virtualization administrators: Discovery, Alerting, Remediation and Troubleshooting. Virt admins will learn the what, why, and how behind mastering these skills with real world examples and best practices

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In this eBook, SolarWinds
Head Geek, Kong Yang, defines the 4 essentials skills to master as a
virtualization administrators: Discovery, Alerting, Remediation and
Troubleshooting. Virt admins will learn the what, why, and how behind mastering these skills with real world examples and best practices

Storage can seem like a confusing topic for the uninitiated, but a little bit of knowledge can go a long way. It is important to understand the basic concepts of storage technologies, performance, and configuration before diving into more advanced practices.

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Storage
can seem like a confusing topic for the uninitiated, but a little bit of
knowledge can go a long way. It is important to understand the basic concepts
of storage technologies, performance, and configuration before diving into more
advanced practices.

In
this e-book, we’ll cover storage basics, storage performance and capacity,
forecasting and usage and storage best practices.

In an effort to optimize the productivity of its employees and enable them to have more time to focus on their customers, Fulton sought to upgrade the thin clients for its Citrix application virtualization infrastructure. With the help of its Citrix partner and IGEL Platinum Partner, Plan B Technologies, Fulton selected the IGEL Universal Desktop (UD6) thin clients featuring Intel Celeron J1900 Quad-Core processors and the IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS).

Fulton Financial Corporation has a long and storied history that began in 1882 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where local merchants and farmers organized Fulton National Bank. The bank’s name was chosen to honor Lancaster County native Robert Fulton, the inventor and artist best known for designing and building the Clermont, the first successful steamboat.

In an effort to optimize the productivity of its employees and enable them to have more time to focus on their customers, Fulton sought to upgrade the thin clients for its Citrix application virtualization infrastructure, with the help of its Citrix partner and IGEL Platinum Partner, Plan B Technologies.

In selecting a desktop computing solution to support its Citrix application virtualization infrastructure, Fulton had one unique business requirement, they were looking for a solution that would mirror the experience provided by a Windows PC, without actually being a Windows PC.

During the evaluation process, Fulton looked at thin clients from IGEL and another leading manufacturer, conducting a “bake-off” of several models including the IGEL Universal Desktop (UD6). Fulton like the fact that IGEL is forward- thinking in designing its desktop computing solutions, and began its IGEL roll-out by purchasing 2,300 IGEL UD6 thin clients in 2016 for its headquarters and branch offices, and plans to complete the roll out of IGEL thin clients to the remainder of its 3,700 employees in the coming months. The bank is also leveraging the IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS) to manage its fleet of IGEL thin clients.

For years, IT managers have been seeking a single-pane-of-glass tool that can help them monitor and manage all aspects of their IT infrastructure – from desktops to servers, hardware to application code, and network to storage. Read this white paper to understand how to consolidate IT performance monitoring and implement a single-pane-of-glass monitoring solution.

For years, IT managers have been seeking a single-pane-of-glass tool that can help them monitor and manage all aspects of their IT infrastructure – from desktops to servers, hardware to application code, and network to storage. But, many fail to achieve this as they do not know how to implement a single-pane-of-glass solution.

Read this eG Innovations white paper, and understand:

How an organization ends up with more tools than what they need

The challenges of dealing with multiple tools

Myths and popular misconceptions about a single-pane-of-glass monitoring tool

Best practices for achieving unified IT monitoring

Benefits of consolidating monitoring into a single-pane-of-glass monitoring solution

Organizations now have a variety of cloud-based options for delivering virtualized applications and desktops. Cloud deployments are fast, involve lower hardware footprint and simplify IT operations. A key question to answer in this context is whether Citrix Cloud services make performance monitoring easier than it was for on-premises deployments. Read this white paper and find out how to implement monitoring for Citrix Cloud environments.

The technology of cloud computing has caught up with virtual desktop infrastructures. Tapping into the agility and flexibility of cloud-hosted infrastructures, Citrix Cloud enables organizations to simplify digital workspace delivery. With many of the critical components of the Citrix delivery infrastructure hosted in the cloud and managed by Citrix, organizations can speed up deployment, lower hardware footprint, increase ROI, simplify IT operations. Despite the many benefits of Citrix Cloud, the performance management challenges still persist, just as they do in traditional on-premises Citrix deployments.

Citrix XenApp 6.5 is nearing its end-of-life and end-of-maintenance period. As organizations look to migrate to Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.x, they will be encountering many architectural, configuration, platform, and functionality changes. Read this eG Innovations white paper to learn five best practices that Citrix administration teams can use to ensure peak performance of the Citrix infrastructure during and after the migration to XenApp and XenDesktop 7.x.

Citrix XenApp 6.5 is nearing its end-of-life and end-of-maintenance period. As organizations look to migrate to Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.x, they will be encountering many architectural, configuration, platform, and functionality changes. While many new features and enhancements have been introduced in 7.x, there are also some capabilities that were available in XenApp 6.5 and are no longer supported in 7.x (such as Citrix EdgeSight for performance monitoring). Despite all these changes, the success of the migration, ultimately, depends on ensuring outstanding performance and end-user experience in the new 7.x environment.

Read this eG Innovations white paper to learn five best practices that Citrix administration teams can use to ensure peak performance of the Citrix infrastructure during and after the migration to XenApp and XenDesktop 7.x.

Managing Windows user profiles can be a complex and challenging process. Better profile management is usually sought by organizations looking to reduce Windows login times, accommodate applications that do not adhere to best practice application data storage, and to give users the flexibility to login to any Windows Operating System (OS) and have their profile follow them.

Managing Windows user profiles can be a complex and challenging process. Better profile management is usually sought by organizations looking to reduce Windows login times, accommodate applications that do not adhere to best practice application data storage, and to give users the flexibility to login to any Windows Operating System (OS) and have their profile follow them. Note that additional profile challenges and solutions are covered in a related ProfileUnity whitepaper entitled “User Profile and Environment Management with ProfileUnity.” To efficiently manage the complex challenges of today’s diverse Windows profile environments, Liquidware ProfileUnity exclusively features two user profile technologies that can be used together or separately depending on the use case.

These include:

1. ProfileDisk, a virtual disk based profile that delivers the entire profile as a layer from an attached user VHD or VMDK, and

2. Profile Portability, a file and registry based profile solution that restores files at login, post login, or based on environment triggers.

Enterprise IT is embracing multi-cloud as the go-to model for cloud deployments. By 2019, nearly 81% of enterprises will have adopted a multi-cloud strategy. While this trend gives organizations more flexibility overall, it puts added pressure on IT teams to manage backup and recovery in a more complex environment.

Enterprise IT is embracing multi-cloud as the go-to model for cloud deployments. By 2019, nearly 81% of enterprises will have adopted a multi-cloud strategy. While this trend gives organizations more flexibility overall, it puts added pressure on IT teams to manage backup and recovery in a more complex environment.

To reduce complexity and lower costs, it is imperative to deploy a single platform that consolidates management for all of your needs - including both on-premises infrastructure and any public cloud platform you choose.

Which features and functions give you the best opportunity for multi-cloud success?

This special white paper, developed in conjunction with TechTarget, outlines the key factors to consider in maximizing your multi-cloud strategy to achieve:

Is the multi-cloud here to stay and are enterprises really adopting this strategy? ESG’s IT Spending Intentions survey shows that 81% of current public cloud infrastructure customers use multiple CSPs and 53% expect the number of unique CSPs they use to increase over the next three years.

Is the multi-cloud here to stay and are enterprises really adopting this strategy? ESG’s IT Spending Intentions survey shows that 81% of current public cloud infrastructure customers use multiple CSPs and 53% expect the number of unique CSPs they use to increase over the next three years.

The proliferation of multiple cloud providers is far from being a point-in-time statistic and it is manly driven by companies’ desire to identify the cloud provider that best fits each application and workload.